Francisco Zurita
Originally from Santiago, Chile, Francisco Zurita – who goes by “Coco” – learned English in order to get to America – a move that has paid off in a big way. Known for his consistently huge airs and for going all out on every run, Zurita broke onto the BMX scene in 2002. After making it to the U.S., Zurita lived on a temporary tourist’s visa and travelled back to Chile every ... Full bio >
Hometown: Santiago, Chile
Nickname: Coco
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Oct 29, 2010
BMX Vert Finals Gallery from the Dew Tour Championships
Going for his 10th consecutive win on the Dew Tour and his sixth straight Dew Cup title, Jamie Bestwick was forced to settle for one of the two during the BMX vert finals at the Dew Tour Championships as Chad Kagy made it to the top of the podium. Check out photos of it all, including Kagy's first ever barspin flair to tuck no-hander. more
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Sep 21, 2010
New Format Breathes New Life Into BMX Vert Finals
At this point in the Dew Tour season, the Jamie Bestwick show has become an all-encompassing hit, with the way he’s been captivating his competition and all eyes in the arena from one stop to the next, as he collects wins. The same thing was true at last weekend’s Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City, except for one big difference. more
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Sep 21, 2010
Toyota Challenge BMX Vert Gallery
All weekend long, the BMX vert ramp was the scene of high-flying action and high drama. With new formats, the competition was taken to a whole new level, but in the end, Jamie Bestwick pulled out his ninth consecutive Dew Tour victory. Flip through the gallery to see all the action that went down during the BMX vert competitions at the Toyota Challenge in SLC. more
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Sep 18, 2010
BMX Vert Finals at the '10 Toyota Challenge
A new format put new excitement into the BMX vert finals. Chad Kagy put down run after solid run, putting Jamie Bestwick's winning streak in jeopardy right up until the very end. Watch all the highlights from the BMX vert finals and see how it all shook out at the Toyota Challenge. more
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Jul 29, 2010
Get More Vert Action from the Nike 6.0 BMX Open
Relive all the action with a gallery from the weekend of BMX vert at the Nike 6.0 BMX Open. more
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Jul 01, 2010
My Five: BMX Crew 2
My Five is a new Alli feature where we ask the same five questions to five different athletes and compile all the crazy answers for your reading pleasure. For this installment, we talked to BMXers. more
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Francisco Zurita
Originally from Santiago, Chile, Francisco Zurita – who goes by “Coco” – learned English in order to get to America – a move that has paid off in a big way. Known for his consistently huge airs and for going all out on every run, Zurita broke onto the BMX scene in 2002.
After making it to the U.S., Zurita lived on a temporary tourist’s visa and travelled back to Chile every six months to work numerous odd jobs and make money. After a gig as a door-to-door salesman selling water filters in Texas, Zurita joined the GT crew for demo shows and worked at Dew Tour padding up little kids in the Festival Village area.
He finally got the nerve to work his way onto the five-stop series and make his Dew Tour debut in 2006. Thanks in a large part to his sixth-place showing at the last stop of the season, Zurita closed out the year in ninth place overall. The following year, Zurita landed the first-ever triple tailwhip on a Dew Tour vert ramp and took 10th at the X Games vert contest, but an injury cut the rest of his season short.
Living full-time at Woodward West in California has paid off for Zurita, who has also claimed back-to-back sixth-place showings at the ’08 and ’09 X Games and third at the BMX Worlds contest in 2009.
Heavily influenced by Taj Mihelich’s style of riding, Zurita loves action sports of all kinds and claims that if he wasn’t a pro BMXer, he would be a Formula One driver or a professional snowboarder.
Dew Tour 2011 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Pantech 2011 | Toyota Challenge 2011 | Dew Tour Championships 2011 | Total | |
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| 9 | 68 | 0 | 114 | 182 |
Dew Tour 2010 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational 2010 | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
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| 5 | 68 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 312 |
Dew Tour 2009 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
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| 7 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 72 | 244 |
Dew Tour 2008 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 9 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 65 | 234 |
Dew Tour 2007 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Vans Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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October 29, 2010
BMX Vert Finals Gallery from the Dew Tour Championships
Going for his 10th consecutive win on the Dew Tour and his sixth straight Dew Cup title, Jamie Bestwick was forced to settle for one of the two during the BMX vert finals at the Dew Tour Championships as Chad Kagy made it to the top of the podium. Check out photos of it all, including Kagy's first ever barspin flair to tuck no-hander.
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September 21, 2010
Toyota Challenge BMX Vert Gallery
All weekend long, the BMX vert ramp was the scene of high-flying action and high drama. With new formats, the competition was taken to a whole new level, but in the end, Jamie Bestwick pulled out his ninth consecutive Dew Tour victory. Flip through the gallery to see all the action that went down during the BMX vert competitions at the Toyota Challenge in SLC.
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July 29, 2010
Get More Vert Action from the Nike 6.0 BMX Open
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September 18, 2010
BMX Vert Finals at the '10 Toyota Challenge
A new format put new excitement into the BMX vert finals. Chad Kagy put down run after solid run, putting Jamie Bestwick's winning streak in jeopardy right up until the very end. Watch all the highlights from the BMX vert finals and see how it all shook out at the Toyota Challenge.
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